Monoclinic, mon′ō-klin-ik, adj. (mineral) crystallising in three unequal axes, two intersecting each other at an oblique angle, and at right angles to the third.—Also Mon′oclīnate. [Gr. monos, single, klinein, to incline.]
Monoclinous, mon′ō-klī-nus, adj. (bot.) hermaphrodite.
Mono-compound, mon′ō-kom′pownd, n. (chem.) a compound containing one atom of any particular element.
Monocotyledon, mon-ō-kot-i-lē′don, n. a plant with only one cotyledon.—adj. Monocotylē′donous.
Monocracy, mon-ok′ra-si, n. rule or government by a single person.—n. Mon′ocrat. [Gr. monos, single, kratos, strength.]
Monocular, mon-ok′ū-lar, adj. with one eye only: fitted only for one eye at a time.—Also Monoc′ulous.
Monodactylous, mon-ō-dak′ti-lus, adj. having only one toe or finger.
Monodelphia, mon-ō-del′fi-a, n.pl. one of the three primary divisions of mammals, the placental mammals.—adj. Monodel′phian.
Monodon, mon′ō-don, n. a genus of delphinoid odontocete cetaceans, containing only the narwhal.
Monodrama, mon′ō-drä-ma, n. a dramatic piece for a single performer.—adj. Monodramat′ic.